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How the Wizard Came to Oz

Donald Abbott (1991)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesOz Prequels #
Setting
CSM age8
Goodreads3.38
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureQuestHumorSelf-Discovery

Hero archetypes

Fish out of WaterTrickster

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterPortal FantasyHidden IdentityComing of AgeReluctant HeroQuest

Themes

IdentityDeception vs TruthFound PurposeCourageAdaptation

Synopsis

Circus showman Oscar Zoroaster arrives by balloon in the land of Oz, becomes the Wizard of Oz, and defeats the Wicked Witches of the East and West.

Tags

PrequelClassic Fantasy RetellingAdventure Fantasy